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舍不得

shě bu de
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to hate to do sth
  2. 2. to hate to part with
  3. 3. to begrudge

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
舍得
shě de

to be willing to part with sth

willing to part with or give up

Grammar

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HSK 2.0 Level 6+ HSK 3.0 Level 7–9+ 6 min
巴不得 and 恨不得 for “Can’t Wait To” and “Wish I Could”

Use 巴不得 for something you eagerly hope will happen and 恨不得 for an urgent, often exaggerated wish you can’t really carry out.

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Example Sentences

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我 舍不得 离开这儿。
I can't bear to leave this place.

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Words Containing 舍不得

舍不得孩子套不住狼
shě bù de hái zi tào bù zhù láng

one who is not prepared to risk his child will never catch the wolf (proverb)

Child Words of 舍不得

不
bù

no; not so

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

不得
bù dé

must not

舍
shě

to give up; to abandon

舍
shè

residence